Crime Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News
Man arrested for gruesome police murder
An Irrawaddy police sergeant has died after being attacked by an escaped detainee at a local station.
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2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Election results 11
The Union Election Commission Chairman Tin Aye has released the eleventh round of election results at just after midday local time.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Election results 6
The Union Election Commission has released the sixth round of election results.
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2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Election results 5
The UEC has released the fifth round of election results.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
NLD urges members to take ‘thugs’ to court
Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) has moved to combat what it believes to be a smear campaign being waged against the party.
Business Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Burmese rice exports to resume
The temporary ban on Burma’s rice exports, which was imposed due to shortages and inflation during last month’s flood disaster, may soon be lifted.
Kachin Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Glacial floods threaten Myitkyina: expert
Celebrated Burmese weather expert Tun Lwin warns that the Kachin capital could be hit by flooding and landslides caused by melting Himalayan glaciers.
Lead Story Natural Disasters News
One million affected by floods
Some one million people in Burma have been affected by recent floods, which cost the lives of nearly a hundred people, according to the government’s Relief and Resettlement Department (RRD).
Lead Story Natural resources News Video
Irrawaddy residents abandon flood-racked towns
Villagers across Irrawaddy Division are abandoning their homes in droves after warnings that floodwaters would remain well over danger levels in the days ahead.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Floodwaters flow south to Irrawaddy delta
Water levels are rising in the Irrawaddy and Pathein rivers, leaving residents concerned that dikes will not be able to withstand the growing pressure as monsoonal floodwaters move south into the Irrawaddy delta from affected regions further north.
Photo round-up: Burma flooding crisis
Floodwaters are receding in parts of Arakan and Chin states, and Sagaing division, but river levels in the Irrawaddy delta have exceeded danger levels.
Irrawaddy Division Land Lead Story News
Pantanaw farmers rally against land grabs
Local farmers from the Irrawaddy delta staged a protest rally on Friday, demanding the return of land they claim was confiscated in 1999-2000.
Arakan Lead Story Migrants Issues News Rohingya
20 sentenced in Arakan for trafficking boatpeople
The 20 were each sentenced to five years in connection with a ship carrying 208 migrants that was intercepted by the Burmese navy last month.
Education Lead Story News Protest
Teacher jailed for leading Irrawaddy protest ‘column’
Wai Yan Aung of Bassein Government Technical College, a leader of the Irrawaddy protest against the National Education Law, was jailed under Article 18.
DVB Debate Lead Story Natural Disasters News Video
DVB Debate: How would Burma manage another natural disaster?
On 2 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis swept through southern Burma, killing 140,000 people. Seven years after the worst natural disaster in Burma’s history, DVB Debate asks: ‘How would Burma manage another natural disaster?’
Education Lead Story News Protest
Anti-vigilante white armband campaign grows
Activists objecting to the use of government-hired thugs in student protests continue to take to the streets.
DVB Debate Lead Story News Video
DVB Debate: ‘Who benefits when the rivers are dammed?’
Millions of Burmese households remain in the dark, with only one third having access to regular electricity. More dams will mean more electricity, but where will it flow?
Lead Story News Property Video
Irrawaddy squats bulldozed ahead of royal visit
People living on the bank of the Irrawaddy river say they had no warning before they saw their squats bulldozed ahead of a visit by the Norwegian royals.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News
400 fishermen rescued after storm
Over 400 fishermen swept into the sea last week by a storm in the Bay of Bengal have been rescued by a team led by the Burmese navy.
Pirates of the Irrawaddy
Mandalay police have dispatched patrol boats to comb the Irrawaddy river for pirates.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News
Irrawaddy headmaster accused of selling off school property
The headmaster and the village headman sell off a school property in Irrawaddy Division, without providing any prior notification to the staff, trustees or villagers, claim the local residents of Sakhangyi village in Irrawaddy Division.
Features Lead Story News Travel & Tourism Video
Summer beach boosts local businesses
Thousands of visitors from Rangoon and the Irrawaddy region head to Yankinthar beach to escape the summer heat – and it’s bringing unexpected job opportunities for the local farmers.
Environment Lead Story Natural resources News Video
Hundreds join march to Myitsone
Hundreds of activists set off from Rangoon by foot on a march to Myitsone, the source of the Irrawaddy River, to call for the complete shutdown of a China-backed hydroelectric mega-dam project at the site.
Irrawaddy Dolphins under threat from ‘electrofishing’
The Irrawaddy Dolphins are being threatened with extinction by the practice of “electrofishing”, which provides high yields for individual fishers at the expense of the natural environment.
Exile media crafting new role from inside Burma
Their journalists risked jail terms to report inside Burma under years of brutal junta rule, but once-exiled media now operate openly – and face flak for being too cosy with[…]
Three killed following fishery row
Three people were killed after a violent scuffle erupted following a dispute between a fishery operator and locals in Irrawaddy division’s Kyonpyaw township
Four killed in Irrawaddy ferry accident
An excessive amount of weight is said to have caused a ferry to capsize on the Irrawaddy River, leaving at least four dead
More bombs found in Irrawaddy town
Residents speak of bewilderment after two more devices are found in Henzada following yesterday’s bombing at a local government office
Bomb blast hits Irrawaddy govt office
Explosion causes minor damage as second unexploded device is found in the compounds of separate local government office
Teenager ‘tortured, forced into sex trade’
International Labour Organisation receives case of 17-year-old girl forced by aunt to sleep with up to 10 clients each day
